HISTORY
THE PASSION OF PRIVATE WHITE Don Watson RRP $ 49.99
From the bestselling author of The Bush , the story of a fifty-year relationship between a Vietnam veteran and an isolated clan in north-east Arnhem Land – a unique window into Australia ’ s deep past and precarious present , by one of our master storytellers .
HANGING NED KELLY Michael Adams
RRP $ 35.00
Hanging Ned Kelly looks at the life and times , crimes and demise of Australia ’ s most famous antihero from a new perspective : that of the ‘ rogue and vagabond ’ who finally put the noose around his neck .
THE BOOK OF ROADS AND KINGDOMS Richard Fidler
RRP $ 39.99
The Book of Roads & Kingdoms is the story of the medieval wanderers who travelled out to the edges of the known world during Islam ' s fabled Golden Age .
JUSTICE IN KELLY COUNTRY Lachlan Strahan
RRP $ 32.99
The story of the cop who hunted Australia ’ s most notorious bushrangers – a tale about making a life against the odds in a wild frontier society , race relations , intergenerational shame and anger .
WIZARDS OF OZ Brett Mason RRP $ 34.99
Two Australian scientists , physicist Mark Oliphant and medical researcher Howard Florey , played a vital yet largely unknown role in the Allied victory in the Second World War .
Wizards of Oz finally tells their story .
OLD VINTAGE MELBOURNE 1960 – 1990 Chris Macheras RRP $ 55.00
A sequel to Old Vintage Melbourne , this collection invites you again to turn back time and revisit the diverse past of the much-loved city of Melbourne .
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HUDSON FYSH Grantlee Kieza
RRP $ 45.00
OUR PRICE $ 40 00
Hudson Fysh is the story of the extraordinary life of the Gallipoli veteran and WWI Flying Corp gunner who founded Qantas and gave Australia its wings .
ELIZABETH AND JOHN Alan Atkinson
RRP $ 39.99
Elizabeth and John is a landmark and revealing joint biography of Elizabeth and John Macarthur , from one of Australia ’ s most respected historians .
CHINA ADORNED Professor Deng Qiyao
RRP $ 100.00
China Adorned is a rich visual encyclopaedia of the fashion , adornment and rituals of Chinese ethnic minority groups , through the full cycle of life events .
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THOSE DASHING MCDONAGH SISTERS Mandy Sayer
RRP $ 39.99
The trailblazing
McDonagh sisters were the first women in Australia to form their own film production company . Between 1926 and 1933 these sassy sisters produced four feature films and a number of documentaries .
TREASURES OF UKRAINE Andrey Kurkov , Andriy Puchkov , Christian Raffensperger ,
Diana Klochko
RRP $ 49.99
Treasures of Ukraine is a celebration of Ukraine ’ s rich cultural heritage , drawing on over 100 of the country ’ s most important works of art and architectural monuments from prehistory to the present .
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SYDNEY : A BIOGRAPHY Louis Nowra
RRP $ 39.99
Along with its people , Nowra surveys the city ’ s architecture and its global identity . And as Sydney ’ s history unfolds throughout the twentieth century and beyond , Nowra revels in its music , skyscrapers and sense of optimism .
SHADOWLINE Jacquie Houlden , Seumas Spark
RRP $ 34.99
During the war years , prisoner of war Uwe Radok travelled on the infamous British passenger ship Dunera to Australia . His diaries offer a remarkable account of the effects of displacement and reveal a new element to the Dunera story .
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